Decadent Ales Wild Berry Smoothie

Wild Berry Smoothie

 

Decadent Ales in Mamaroneck, New York, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA - Imperial / Double Regular Out of Production
Score
6.89
ABV: 9.0% IBU: - Ticks: 7
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7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Super hazy copper coloured body with an almost fully opaque golden raw honey coloured glow with a thinnish, two centimetre tall off-white head. Aroma of cherries, light grain, honey, bitter hops and orange/curacao scents are noticeable along with a good deal of alcohol and resinous punch towards the end. Medium to Full-bodied; Strong rich cherry and fruity notes at first with a big deal of alcohol and malt noticeable with some vanilla and dry grain notes along with some pine, biscuity and grassy malts with a light bitterness from the hops, but mainly a fruity and sweet note that finishes it off. Aftertaste shows the punch and astringency from the higher alcohol notes with a good deal of bitterness and sweetness still that somehow don't seem to blend quite well, but they do both show equally here in this one. Overall, an interesting beer with some nice notes, but things that don't work out quite as effectively as designed are noticeable towards the end and throughout the finish. Nice to try, but not amazing - still an interesting beer throughout. I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can purchased from Hy-Vee in Omaha [Papillion], Nebraska on 06-November-2018 for US$4,99 sampled in my hotel room here in Downtown Omaha two days later on 08-November-2018.
Tried from Can on 09 Nov 2018 at 00:44

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
16 oz can from Tavour. Deep golden with small, soft creamy head. Fruity, grainy aroma. Taste adds some lacto sweetness to the berries, and also renders it creamy. Nice feel.
Tried from Can on 31 Jul 2018 at 02:36

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Can - pours gold white head - nose and taste of citrus. berry, alcohol - medium body
Tried from Can on 28 Jul 2018 at 00:19

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
16 oz. can, pours an opaque peachy pink colour with a small white head and yeasty sediment. Nose brings out lots of pithy berries, with plenty of yeast and citrus hops. Flavour is very fruity, with mixed pithy berries, tempered your citrus hops, and even more berries. I love the fruit here, with a citrusy finish. Very nice.
Tried from Can on 27 Jul 2018 at 04:35

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Certainly a lot of berry and lactose going around. Like a Latin American batido. Some fresh green onion hops. Pours golden. Bittersweet end. Tap at Pizza Paradise.
Tried from Can on 06 Jul 2018 at 06:17

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 5/24/2018. Pours moderate hazy medium orange/amber color with a 1 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of lightly tart/tangy raspberry, blackberry, blueberry, strawberry, fruit skin, tangerine, grapefruit, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, melon, guava, citrus peel/rind, light pepper/pine, cracker, toasted biscuit, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of berries, citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops, and bready malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of big lightly tart/tangy raspberry, blackberry, blueberry, strawberry, fruit skin, tangerine, grapefruit, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, melon, guava, citrus peel/rind, pepper, pine, cracker, toasted biscuit, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, grassy, peppery bitterness; and light fruit tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of berries, fruit skin, tangerine, grapefruit, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, melon, guava, citrus peel/rind, pepper, pine, cracker, toasted biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of berries, citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops, and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready, sticky/resinous/rindy, and slightly acidic/tangy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 9%. Overall this is a very nice fruited DIPA. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of berries, citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops, and bready malt flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to drink for the ABV; with the mellowly bitter/drying finish, not overly aggressive. Was expecting more fruit presence initially, but still had a nice amount. Balanced berries and juicy/dank Citra hops; nice bready malt backbone, with minimal residual sweetness from lingering bitter dryness. Well attenuated for the ABV. A very enjoyable and well made offering as expected. Not overdone on any aspect.
Tried from Can on 01 Jul 2018 at 23:05

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5
12 oz. can. Dated 5/24/18. Sort of a pinkish color with thin lasting head. Aroma is light berries, yeast and sugar. Flavor has a good amount of berry but also a sugary finish. No bitterness at all because you can not find it under all this sugar. This is a pass for me.
Tried from Can on 23 Jun 2018 at 02:08